Sad-iron.



A. J. HADDAD.

SAD IRON.

APPLICATION FILED H1B. 1o, 1911.

1,010,361.i Patented News, 1911.

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s peomation of Letters Patent.

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that 1,' ABRAHAM J. HADDAD, citizen of the United States,residing lat Jackson, in the county of' Hinds and State of vhaveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inv Sad-Irons, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawhis invention relatesto sad irons, and the principalobject of the same is to provide a means whereby steam may be admittedto the interior of the iron and also to provide means so that whendesired steam may be admitted into a chamber where it can ass outthrough the bottom of the iron.

VT is-invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein-`Flgure 1 is a viewl showingthe iron ready for use and having the steamconveying pipe connected with a steam generator indlcated by dottedlines. Fi tional view -throug plan view inner cham 2 is a longitudinalsecthe iron. F ig. 3 is a er. Fig. 4 is a fra mentary viewof the bottomof the iron. ig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the end of thepipe wh1ch, admits steam into the inner chamber. Fig. 6 vis atransversesectional view through the pipe shown in Fig. 5. Referring to theaccompanying drawings y -it will be seen that this iron is intended to-be used forppressing, and is intended to be connected with a steamboiler which is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. This boiler may be-ofany desired construction, which is suitable for the use, the vo ne shownbeing typical lof any boiler. The iron 1 is connected to the boiler bymeans of a flexible tube 2 which may be of any desired material'such forinstance as rubber. Steam passes from the boiler through the tube 2 4ingrthrough and into the iron so that the iron isY heated.

The. iron comprises a perforated bottom.

3 andthe side walls 4, andv back wall 5,

l the side walls being parallel for the greater portion vof theirlength'land being brought together at the front of the-iron. The front fafront abutment secured to the iron by means of screws 9 of the iron is'reinforced by a thickened portion 6.- The forward end of the iron isprovided with an upstanding rim 7 which forms for the cover 8, which isand the end of the flexible artly in section to expose the p larged toprovide which enter sockets 1o formed in the. thickfened portion 6 andthe upper end of the 5. The rear wall has the upper A rear wall YPatented Nov. 28,1911.

portion reduced t'o forma ledge 11 which forms a support for the rearend of a dividing plate 12, the front endbeingl supported by a brace 13.This plate12 divides the interior of the iron into anl upperchamber 14yand a'lower chamber 15.

The steam coil 16 is seated within thelupper chamber 14 Aand has one endprotruding through an opening formed in the rear wall pipe 2 is-securedto the protrudin end 17 ofthe coil.- The inner portion of t e coil restsupon the plate 12 and extends along one side until it reaches theforward portion of the iron. The coil is then coiled around *as shown at18 and extends along the opposite side of the iron as shownby thenumeral 19 until it reaches the rear end of the iron. vThe pipe is thencoiled again as shown by the numeral 20 and is brought forwardbetweenthe two sections of the coil as shown'by the numeral 21. Theforward endv of the coil communicateswith a valve4 housing 22 whichextends through an opening formed in theplate 12 and has its upper endprovided with a flange 23 which rests upon the forward portion of thesteam coil and is thus held in place.

The housin is rovided with a central opening 24 w ich 1s enlarged at itslower end to provide a shoulder 25. A Vvalve stem 26 is slidably mountedwithin the housing 22 and has a washer 27 secured near its lower endwhich normally is held in contact with the shoulder 25 and thus preventsthe steam from passing out of the housing except when desired.

The cover 8 of the iron is provided with a housing28` which isprovidedwith an open- 29 which registers with the opening the housing 22 andinto which the upper end of the valve stem 26 protrudes. The upperportion of the opening 29 is ena shoulder 30 which forms a bearing for`the coil spring 31 which is seated within the upper portion of theopening. A plunger 32 has its lower portion sekcured'to the upperportion of thevalve stem normally holds the washer 27 in contact withthe shoulder and thus prevents the escape -of steam through the opening34 formed in the side of the housing 22 and which is located adjacentthe shoulder 25.

A pipe 35 is secured to the under surface of the plate 12 by means ofthe bolts 36 and has its neck portion 37 communicating with Y. portionofthe iron. The lever is provided with a lug 40 at its forward end whichcontacts with the front portion of the housing and prevents the leverfrom moving too far forward. The handle 41 of the iron has its rearlportion secured to a' lug 42 formed near the rear end of the cover andhas its forward portion secured'to the housing 28. By examining Figs. land 2, it will readily be seen that the handle-of the lever extends overthe front portion of the handle of the iron so that the lever may bereadily engaged by the thumb and pressed down so that the plunger ismoved within the housing against the tension of the spring 31, and willthus move the Washer 27 away from the shoulder 25 and permit steam topass through the opening' 34.

In operation the steam npasses through the pipe 2 .and into the steamcoil and through the same until it 'enters the valve housing 22. By thismeans,Y the iron is heated and may be used, if desired,as an ordinaryiron is. l/Vhen it is desired to press a coat or any other article,which ordinarily needs to be covered-With a damp cloth, the valve isopened and steam is permitted to pass into the' pipe 35. From here itpasses out into the chamber 15 and.

through the openings 43 formed inthe bot.- tom of the iron.- `Bythis-means the cloth is dampened a sulicient amount and it is notnecessary to use a dampcloth. The amount of steam which passes out throuh the bottom of the iron may be regulated by the amount that the lever39 1s pressed down or, if desired, the valve may be opened only atintervals. It should be rnotedthat the openings 43 are arranged inseries and run parallel with the longitudinal axis of said valvehousing,

the iron. By this means there is prevented any friction when pressing.

What I claim is y i l. In a device of the character described,- a bodyportion, means 'for supplying fluid to said body portion, said bodyportion befing provided with a plurality of compartments, alpipe in oneof said compartments, a perforated pipe in the other of-saidcompartments, a valve connecting said pipes, a handle secured to the topof said body portion, an voperating mechanism for said valve, and alever for operating said mechanism overhanging said handle.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a body portion, meansfor conducting tluid to said body portion, a plate dividing said bodyportlon into a plurality of compartments, a pipe within the uppler oneof said compartments, a pipe suspended from the under surface of saidplate, a valve connecting said pipes, a cover for said body portion, ahousing Aformed upon said cover and communicating with said valve, ahandle secured at one end to said cover and at the other end to saidhousing, mounted within said housing, al valve stem passing through saidvalve and havin itsl upper end secured to said plunger, an .an

operating lever pivotally connected with said housing and overhangingsaid handle.

3. In a device of the character described, a body portion, means forconveying iiuid to said body portion, said body portionsbeing providedwith a plurality of compartments, a pipe within one of saidcompartments, a valve housing resting upon said pipe and entering thesecond comparment, a pipe suspended within lsaid second compartment andlcommunicating with said valve, a valve stem slidably mounted within l a.cover for said body portion, a housing formed upon said cover, andprovided with an opening communicating with said valve housing, a springwithin said cover housing, a plunger` passing through said cover housingand secured to 'said valve stem, a cam levenpivotally mounted withinsaid housing and resting upon said plunger and adapted to move saidplunger within said housing to open sa'id valve, anda handle secured tosaid cover and overhanging said handle.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atlix my signature inl presence of twowitnesses.

ABRAHAM J'. AHADDAD.v i lVitnesses: I Y i W. MINNINGTON, A. B. Coon.

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